3907 Kilmartin
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3907 Kilmartin is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on August 14, 1904 by Max Wolf
at Heidelberg
. It is named after New Zealand astronomer Pamela M. Kilmartin
.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on August 14, 1904 by Max Wolf
Max Wolf
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography...
at Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
. It is named after New Zealand astronomer Pamela M. Kilmartin
Pamela M. Kilmartin
Pamela M. Kilmartin is a New Zealand astronomer.She has discovered some forty asteroids, each one in collaboration with Alan C. Gilmore; both of them are also active comet-hunters.She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand ....
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